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One of my friends apparently makes small incendiary devices by draining out raw eggs and filling the shells with flour. Apparently flour can explode. Heh heh. That's so cool.
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That's a really old rumour/urban myth. I kept hearing it at my old school, and it really struck me how people could make up and believe such illogical shit. Flour actually doesn't explode, it's simply ground wheat! Flour does burn reasonably well, but that is simply because it is made of carbon, and has a tiny surface area, therefore it reacts quickly.
About the only effect you would get from putting flour in an empty egg shell and throwing, is you would have a pretty neat little flour bomb...in other words, you'd make a mess.
If you want a reasonably good explosive, try mixing Petroleum Jelly with matchstick heads and weedkiller (of the oxidizing variety). That should make a nice bang.
